Next Saturday 8th Feb 2025 is the SDHISTCON Winter 25 online board gaming con. The Wargame Bootcamp is holding a special online training event on Friday, the day BEFORE the con.

The training is being held at a suitable time for folks across the pond. Gain valuable skills from experienced teachers on using Discord, Vassal, and Tabletop Simulator to play board games online.

Sign up at https://bit.ly/sdhistwinter25

#hexesforever #wargamebootcamp #boardgames #historicalboardgames

SDHist Online 2025 Winter Quarters

SDHist Online 2025 Winter Quarters
With Karl attending we scheduled some #Wargamebootcamp #boardgame events. I ran Purple Haze by Phalanx and the classic Ivanhoe. I recruited some non-wargamers for the Vietnam themed pseudo RPG Purple Haze, including a father and son duo. They had a fun time. No spoilers; -)
Last game of the day was The Other Side of the Hill by NAC Wargames. This is a very different style of game. Thanks to Karl for teaching.

Pics from last weekends #SDHIST #boardgame convention in San Diego.

Although I was there as part of the #WargameBootcamp I did get to play test an upcoming game for Revolution Games. This was Tankschlacht on the #WW1 battle of Cambrai in November 1917. I played the British side, of course. Half of my tanks broke down by the end of the first day but I had unleashed the cavalry who were in the vanguard by day 2!

To green fields beyond!
#hexesforever

The #WargameBootcamp will be at #Pacificon Game eXpo in Santa Clara, CA over the Labor Day weekend. The con has all types of #tabletop and RPG gaming.

Our usual request-suggest geek list for #boardgames is live on #bgg
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/340511/
If there is a historically themed #boardgame that you want to learn then post it there or check out some of the games we plan on bringing. We aim to please.

BoardGameGeek

The Hunt #boardgame at #SDHist
It's a sub-hour 2-player cat and mouse game on the Graf Spee surface raider early in WW2. Think of being sneaky with hidden movement while the plucky Royal Navy tries to corner the dastardly hun.

It was nice to meet the #boardgames designers Matthias and Engin. Yeah, I did have a rules question or two. They were happy to help. They even signed my game box. I taught the game every day of the con at the #WargameBootcamp

Pics from Saturday at #SDHist

#boardgame designer Matthias Cramer signs my Weimar game box. I teach Prelude to Revolution twice at the #WargameBootcamp
John playing Holland 44 and one of the silent auction #boardgames

More pics from the #WargameBootcamp at #PaciificonGameeXpo over the long Labor Day weekend.

@zeotter ran A Most Fearful Sacrifice as a participation game across the con. Folks could learn while playing for as long as they wanted. The activation system allowed folks to play small chunks of the game at a time.

Karl taught Prelude to Rebellion by #CompassGames on Saturday.

He also taught Strike Counterstrike (GTS series) by MMP on Sunday.

#hexesforever #boardgames #wargames

Saturday at the #WargameBootcamp #PacificonGameeXpo consisted on me teaching Reluctant Enemies #boardgame
This is one of the smaller, in size and scale, games in the OCS series by #MultimanPublishing
Naty had specifically requested that game. It was on his #ShelfOfShame and wanted to get started on OCS.

As a learning game the goal was to concentrate the key mechanics of modes, supply, and combat.

Many thanks to Art Howe for providing his wide OCS experience.

#boardgames #hexesforever

The #WargameBootcamp will soon be on the road again to #PacificonGameeXpo 2023 in Santa Clara, CA. This will be the 10th year we will teach historical #boardgames to all types of #tabletop games.

We teach the game. You have fun. No experience required.

#BGG game request/suggestion geeklist is:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/320354/
#boardgame #hexesforever @zeotter

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Meanwhile the other group played Border Reivers by #GMTGames
The game flavour and history is rich based around the English/Scottish border region rivalries of the 16th C. They seemed to like it which is good as I have not played it yet.
I’ll be bringing Border Reivers to Pacificon Game eXpo in Santa Clara next month for the #WargameBootcamp.
#hexesforever